Eric 'Suiterboy' Suiter

He leaves to cherish his memories one son, Isaiah Cire Suiter-Dove; mother, Cecelia Suiter-Patton, both of Newport News; father and stepmother, Thomas and Barbara Crudup of Essex, Md.; paternal grandfather, Redmond Crudup of Conway, S.C.; one half-brother, Thomas Davis of Newport News; three stepbrothers, James Jr., Eric and Shaun Patton, all of Newport News; a host of special aunts, uncles, cousins and lifelong special friends that were close to his heart.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Jessie and Lucy Suiter; paternal grandmother, Lucretia Britt; and his stepfather, James Patton Sr.

Viewing will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at M.E. Fisher Funeral Home, Newport News. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at Joynes Road Church of God, 31 Joynes Road, Hampton, where the Rev. Norman R. Dove Sr., will be officiating. Interment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, followed by a repast at the American Legion, 900 Kecoughtan Rd., Hampton.